Toilet seat



'May 28, 1940.

F. J. MOORE 2,202,669

TOILET SEAT Filed March l5, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 F. J. MOORE TOILET SEAT May 28, 1940.

Filed March l5, 1939 .if V WANN e o IJM@ l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOILET Minneapolis, Minn.

Francis J. Moore,

SEAT

Application March 15, 1939, Serial No. 261,941

6 Claims.

My present invention relates to toilet seats and more particularly to a divided toilet seat, and has for its object to provide an extremely simpley and highly eiicient means for mounting said seat on a toilet bowl, whereby the sections thereof may be independently moved toward or from each other to adjust the seat for an adult or a child. The improvedmounting of the seat sections also `'permits said sections to be independently raised or lowered. The invention also provides a simple and efficient means for holding.

the seat sections against movement toward each other when adjusted for an adult.

To the above end the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

l' In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like lcharacters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view showing a divided toilet seat mounted on a toilet bowl by means of this invention, some parts being broken away, and other parts shown in different positions by means of broken lines;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the parts as shown in Fig. 1, with the seat sections, fragmentarily shown by means of broken lines, in a raised position; l

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the right hand hinge member, as shown in Fig. 4, attached to a fragment of the respective toilet seat section;

Fig. 4 is a plan view, on an enlarged scale, of the invention removed from the toilet bowl, and with the seat sections removed therefrom;

Fig. 5 is a view partly in rear elevation and partly in section, taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.;

Fig. 6 is a View partly in elevation and partly in section, taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5, with a fragment of the respectiverseat section attached thereto; and

Fig. l is a fragmentary view of the parts, as shown in Fig. 5, and further showing means for holding the hinge members against movement toward each other when in their extreme separated position. r

The numeral 8 indicates a toilet bowl on which is mounted, by means of my invention, a toilet seat comprising two seat sections 9 of the type disclosed and broadly claimed in my pending application for U. S. Letters Patent, filed Jan. 12, 1939, under S. N. 250,512, and entitled Toilet seat.

The improved device for mounting the seat sections 9 on the bowl 8 includes a pair of bolts IIJ which extend through apertures in said bowl. These bolts III have intermediate heads II and washers and nuts I2 are applied to their lower end portions, which anchor said bolts to the bowl 8. Formed in the bolts I0 above the heads II 5' is a pair of horizontally aligned eyes I3.

A steel hinge rod I4 is mounted in the eyes I3 for turning movement about its longitudinal axis. The end portions of the hinge rod I4 extend outwardly of the bolts I0 and a nut I5 is 10 applied to each end thereof. A long sleeve I6 is telescoped onto the hinge rod I4 between the bolts I8 and held by said bolts against endwise sliding movement on said rod. Relatively short sleeves I1 are telescoped onto the end portions 15 of the hinge rod I4, one between each bolt I0, and the respective nut I5, and held thereby against endwise sliding movement on said rod.

A pair of hinge members I8 are secured, one to each seat Section 9, at its rear end portion, 20 on the under side thereof, by means of screws I8. Each hinge member I8 has, integral with its rear longitudinal edge portion, a pair of axially spaced hinge lugs I9. The two inner hinge lugs I9 are turnably mounted on the sleeve I6 25 and the two outer hinge lugs I9 are turnably mounted on the two sleeves I1.

The bolts I0 extend between the hinge lugs I9 `of the two pairs and act as stops for the hinge members I8, and hence the seat sections 9. Dur- 30 ing separating movement of the seat sections 9, the inner pair of hinge lugs I9 engage the bolts I0 as stops and limit said movement. The movement of the seat sections 9 toward each other is limited by the engagement of the outer pair 35 of hinge lugs I9 with the bolts Ill. Obviously, the pairs of hinge lugs I9 are free to independently turn on the sleeves I6 and I'I about the axis of the hinge rods I4 and are also free to independently slide axially on said sleeves. This 40 mounting of the hinge lugs I9, on the sleeves I6 and I1 permits the seat sections 9 to be independently raised or lowered or independently moved toward or from each other.

When the seat sections 9 are adjusted for an 45 adult they may be positively held in this position by a stop sleeve 20 telescoped onto the sleeve I6, see Fig. 7. The ends of the stop sleeve 28 engage the inner pair of hinge lugs I9 and hold the same against the bolts I0 so that said hinge 50 lugs cannot slide axially on the sleeve I6 but are free to turn about the axis thereof.

From the above description, it is evident that the above described invention is extremely simple, easy to assemble and tokeep clean. 55

The drawings illustrate a comercial form of the invention, but it will be understood that the same is capable of certain modifications as to ydetails of construction, arrangement and combination of parts within the scope of the invention herein disclosed.

What I claim is:

l. A device of the kind described comprising a pair of eye-bolts for anchoring the device to a toilet bowl, a hinge rod mounted in the eyebolts with its end portions extending outwardly thereof, an intermediate sleeve telescoped onto the hinge rods between the eye-bolts, a pair of end sleeves telescoped onto the hinge rod outwardly of the eye-bolts, and a pair of hinge members having means for attaching the same to the sections of a divided toilet seat, each hinge member having a pair of axially spaced lugs between which one of the eye-bolts extends, said lugs being more widely spaced than the axial length of the eye-bolts and being mounted on the sleeves for independent turning movement and independent axial sliding movement, said hinge lugs engaging the eye-bolts as stops to limit the movement of the hinge members toward or from each other.

2. The structure dened in claim 1 which further includes a nut applied to each end of the hinge rod, the eye-bolts and the nuts holding the sleeves against axial sliding movement on the hinge rod and said sleeves in turn holding the vhinge rod against endwise sliding movement relative to the eye-bolts.

3. The structure defined in claim l which further includes a stop sleeve telescoped onto the intermediate sleeve and holding the inner hinge lugs between the eye-bolts and the ends of the stop sleeve to prevent axial sliding movement of the hinge lugs on the intermediate and end sleeves.

outwardly of the eye-bolts and having inner ends engageable with the outer ends of the respective eye-bolts, a pair of toilet seat connecting hinge means each comprising a lug mounted on the center sleeve and a lug mounted on one of the end sleeves, the lugs being axially more widely spaced than the axial length of the eye-bolts, and means on the hinge rod engageable with the lugs of the pair of hinge means.

5. A hinge structure of the classclescribed for a toilet seat comprising a pair of spaced eye-bolts for anchoring to a toilet bow1, a hinge rod mounted in the spaced eye-bolts with its end portions projecting outwardly thereof, an intermediate sleeve enclosing the hinge rod between the eye-bolts and having opposite ends engageable with the inner ends of the respective eye-bolts. a pair of end sleeves enclosing the projecting end portions of the hinge rod outwardly of the eyebolts and having their inner ends engageable with the outer ends of the respective eye-bolts, a pair of toilet seat connecting hinge means each comprising a lug mounted on the center sleeve and a lug mounted on one of the end sleeves, the lugs being axiallymore widely spaced than the axial length of the eye-bolts,and stop means on the intermediate sleeve engageable with the lugs for limiting axial movement of the hinge means toward each other.

6. A hinge structure of the class described for a toilet seat comprising4 a pair of spaced eye-bolts for anchoring to a toilet bowl, a hinge rod mounted in the spaced eye-bolts with its end portions projecting outwardly thereof, an intermediate sleeve enclosing the hinge rod between the eye-bolts and having opposite ends `engageable with the inner ends of the respective eye-bolts, a pair of end sleeves enclosing the projecting end portions of the hinge rod outwardly of the eyebolts and having their inner ends engageable with the outer ends of the respective eye-bolts, a pair of toilet seat connecting hinge means each comprising a lug mounted on the center sleeve and a lug mounted on one of the end sleeves, the lugs` being axially more widely spaced than the axial length of the eye-bolts, and a sleeve enclosing the intermediate sleeve in its central portion engageable with the lugs for limiting axial movement of the hinge means toward each other.

FRANCIS J. MOORE. 

